US and Russian officials discussed energy deals

U.S. and Russian government officials discussed several energy deals on the sidelines of negotiations this month that sought to achieve peace in Ukraine.

1news.media  imforms, citing Reuters, according to sources, these deals were put forward as incentives to encourage the Kremlin to agree to peace in Ukraine and for Washington to ease sanctions on Russia.

The officials discussed the possibility of Exxon Mobil re-entering Russia’s Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project.

They also raised the prospect of Russia purchasing U.S. equipment for its LNG projects, such as Arctic LNG 2, which is under western sanctions. Another idea was for the U.S. to purchase nuclear-powered icebreaker vessels from Russia.

The talks were held during U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow earlier this month when he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev. They were also discussed within the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump.

These deals were also briefly discussed at the Alaska summit on August 15, one source said.